The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

balloo_2

imported_admin wrote: »

I thought I would start this one of myself. !I have deliberately picked the old high street knee trembler PC World, as I know posting from such a shop (i know, don't spit) will goad all techies into finding a better deal within a millisecond to ensure it isn't the current running.

PC World 1GB laptop £499

While 1 Gb is no longer super fast, it is more than adequate for most people looking for office functions and to surf the web. !

OK so that's my ultra quick starter for ten. !Come on MoneySavers smash it....

Ifound this today 29/04/ what do you think?
HP Core 2 Duo Laptop under £280 after Cash Back! Your Insight Weekly Deals‏

Secret_Lady

balloo wrote: »

Ifound this today 29/04/ what do you think?
HP Core 2 Duo Laptop under £280 after Cash Back! Your Insight Weekly Deals‏

Is there a link to this, please? Not sure what a 'Your Insight Weekly Deal' is?

Thanks

olykun

Secret_Lady wrote: »

Is there a link to this, please? Not sure what a 'Your Insight Weekly Deal' is?

Thanks

Might be this http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=HPYA05JIS its £337.33 after the cashback (offer ends 30th April)which aint that great - better off with a Dell Vostro 1000 for £325 with 2GB RAM and 160GB HD. Anyhow its all subjective.

zolablue25

Does this look like a reasonable deal?

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-2949.aspx

Cheers

Zahc

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140414

The above seems like a good deal, if you're looking.

Zahc

dryan

Found this useful comparison page of the current and forthcoming new range of low-cost and ultraportable laptops which the Eee PC opened the floodgates with:

http://www.liliputing.com/2008/04/over-past-six-months-or-so-asus-everex_24.html

Useful spec-sheets - makes it easy to see each laptop at a glance - everything is sadly in dollars but its easy enough to divide by 2 (its getting nearer to 3!) in your head.

zolablue25

Zahc wrote: »

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140414

The above seems like a good deal, if you're looking.

Zahc

Wow, that does seem good. Only down side is the 1Gb ram. Is it easy to upgrade does anyone know?

Cheers

JDPower

zolablue25 wrote: »

Wow, that does seem good. Only down side is the 1Gb ram. Is it easy to upgrade does anyone know?

Yeah simple. It will have a small cover on the bottom you can unscrew to reveal the RAM slots, you just unclip and slide out the old RAM and slide in the new. To get the right memory type go to crucial and enter the laptop model or use their memory scanner and they will give the correct memory type guaranteed:

http://www.crucial.com/uk

I'm sure when I last ordered memory from Crucial it came with general instructions and precautions on installing it too

And yes that Ebuyer laptop does look a pretty good deal.

zolablue25

Zahc wrote: »

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140414

The above seems like a good deal, if you're looking.

Zahc

D'oh Missed it!

cajita

just bought a laptop from currys on line. phillips with dual core processor, 2gb ram 160gb hard drive, multi layer dvd etc. windows vista home premium. Sold as factory refurb but actualy brand new on line store return. Cost me £260.00. For sale in PC World £475.00